The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has advised president Muhammadu Buhari to take advice that the newly constituted economic advisory council will be giving him.
He said the country needed the valuable insight the team would be providing as they were eminently qualified to do so.
The monarch said this in a statement in which he announced the beginning of his seclusion as part of the rites of the Olojo Festival.
He commended Buhari for setting up the excellent Economic Advisory Council led by Prof. Doyin Salami.
He, however, warned stakeholders especially those within the presidency to resist attempts to sabotage the council’s efforts in the best interest of Nigerians, especially the poor masses.
“I am going into seclusion now just to pray for the presidency that they should listen to provide an enabling environment for the newly economic council to do their job. It is very important.
“In fact, we have to do it in anyway we have to do it because Nigerian economy needs to be resuscitated in a rapid manner for the betterment of our country.
“I am so much familiar with the pedigrees of all the members and Am so sure they will deliver only if given free hands to work. As a spiritual head of the Yoruba race, I must continue to pray for the the country and the government. I must also intercede for the people to support the government and for the government to work for the people.
“The president has to listen to this wonderful team. Every recommendation must be followed to the later because these are experts carefully selected from all parts of Nigeria. Failure to listen to them might even draw us back.
“There is problem in Nigeria, we cannot continue to deceive ourselves because if we do so, we are only postponing the evil day. It is important that we do a rapid economic transformation.”
